If you lived in Portugal instead of United States, you would:

be 42.5% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people.

Economy

make 48.9% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $59,500, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $30,400.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed. In Portugal, that number is 9.7%.

be 25.8% more likely to be live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line. In Portugal, however, that number is 19.0%.

spend 42.7% more on taxes

United States has a top tax rate of 39.6%. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5%.

Life

be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 14.0 women per 1,000 births die during labor. In Portugal, 10.0 women do.

be 25.9% less likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.8 children die before they reach the age of one. In Portugal, on the other hand, 4.3 children do.

have 28.0% less children

In United States, there are approximately 12.5 babies per 1,000 people. In Portugal, there are 9.0 babies per 1,000 people.

Expenditures

spend 44.4% less on healthcare

United States spends 17.1% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP.

Geography

see 91.0% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.

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